Unit
Forest Damage
Diagnostics &
Research
The Unit Forest Damage Diagnostics & Research operates the diagnostic laboratory for determination of tree-parasitic fungi, insects, nematodes, oomycetes and bacteria. Morphological and molecular methods are employed, which are continuously developed and adjusted to new research questions. Another focus is on documentation and archiving results of investigations. Research in the Unit also deals with complex causes of tree diseases as well as biology and ecology of plant pathogens..
Priority Areas of Work
- Laboratory diagnosis of tree-parasitic fungi, insects, nematodes, and oomycetes
- Analysis of official samples from the plant protection service
- Cooperation within the National Reference Laboratory for Plant Health – Insects and Mites
- Entomological and mycological collections
- Analysis of interactions between pathogens, host trees, environment and climate
- Research on biology and ecology of plant pathogens
- Research on causes of complex diseases of trees